Christ Conscious

Have you ever felt like you deserved better or more?

Have you ever felt unworthy of what God has given you?

Have you ever felt weak or unable to do something?

2 Corinthians 5:17–21 NIV

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Four Points

We are new creations

We have been given the ministry and message of reconciliation

We are ambassadors

We are to live up to who we already are.

We are a new creation (anyone) v17

to create is always an act of God

something that never existed before.

You are not who you were. YOU ARE WORTHY.

ONE OF A KIND PAINTING

A woman in France getting ready to sell her house had an auctioneer come to appraise the home. The auctioneer noticed a painting hanging over her hot plate as the painting Christ Mocked. The painting sold for more than her home 26.8 million.

A man lost a finger and was awarded 1 million dollars

The value of something is determined by what another is willing to pay.

Ministry and Message Of Reconciliation v18-19

V 18 says ministry of reconciliation. V 19 says message of reconciliation.

People begin to care what you have to say when they know how much you care.

According to Levitical law an animal was to be sacrificed every 12 months. The law was a shadow of things to come.

Jesus was came to minister so we would listen to the greatest message ever. Matthew 20:25-28

Matthew 20:25–28 NIV

Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Christ’s Ambassadors (legal representatives)

Right to make decisions and use authority of officer.

Adopted -

Co-heirs - share in inheritance

rights and privileges of family - Romans 8:15

Romans 8:15 NIV

The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”

Adopted children can never be disowned.

Adopted children were chosen.

Live up to who you already are.

We aren’t working to get there. We are living up to who we are.

New Creations - 2 Cor. 5:17

Co-heirs - Colossians 1:12-13

Qualified - officially recognized as trained and able to perform

Colossians 1:12–13 NIV

and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,

Adopted - exercise you're rights

The righteousness of God - 2 Cor. 5:21

Four Points

We are new creations

We have been given the ministry and message of reconciliation

We are ambassadors

We are to live up to who we already are.